ENGINE OIL RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR EXTENDED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210102484A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-08

    申请号:US17123854

    申请日:2020-12-16

    IPC分类号: F01M11/06

    摘要: An oil recirculation system includes an engine lubricated by a flow of oil through the engine, a supplemental oil tank arranged to contain a quantity of oil, an oil inlet conduit arranged to fluidly connect the supplemental oil tank and the engine, an oil outlet conduit arranged to fluidly connect the supplemental oil tank and the engine, a first pump operable to pump oil from the supplemental oil tank to the engine through the oil outlet conduit; and a second pump operable to pump oil from the engine to the supplemental oil tank through the oil inlet conduit. wherein the oil inlet conduit is coupled to the supplemental oil tank at a location above where the oil outlet conduit is coupled to the supplemental oil tank.